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Why is Vermeer’s “Girl with the Pearl Earring” considered a masterpiece? – James Earle

James Earle | TED-Ed

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Is she turning towards you or away from you?

No one can agree. She’s the subject of Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with the Pearl Earring,” a painting often referred to as the ‘Mona Lisa of the North.’

But what makes this painting so captivating?

James Earle explains how this work represents the birth of a modern perspective on economics, politics, and love.

Lesson by James Earle

Animation by Tess Martin.